dreaming Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:06:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Dogs and Scooters https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/04/dogs-and-scooters/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/04/dogs-and-scooters/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:06:09 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11049 Dogs and Scooters Make Good Teachers If I’m willing and not resistant or rigid in my belief that I know best in every situation I can learn something about myself and my life. Lily (left) and Aiden continually remind me of the power of simplicity and the joy hidden in the mundane and ordinary. Each […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/04/dogs-and-scooters/feed/ 21 11049 Falling in Love All Over Again https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/falling-in-love-all-over-again/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/falling-in-love-all-over-again/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:48:44 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10699 Reminded of the Good Things in Life I fell in love with a Vespa scooter the first time I rode one. And now, after some neglect and a wandering eye, I’m falling in love all over again. It continues to amaze me how my mind and body are transported into a different state of being […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/falling-in-love-all-over-again/feed/ 28 10699 The Quiet of the Road https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/the-quiet-of-the-road/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/the-quiet-of-the-road/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:20:47 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8290 Riding in the Quiet Landscape The Vespa’s exhaust is louder than normal. The low hum through the earplugs has a sharper note with a noticeable rapping. The sound of a failing exhaust unit gasket. Hot gases escaping before they should and threatening damage to the scooter. It’s all getting in the way of the quiet […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/the-quiet-of-the-road/feed/ 28 8290 Dreams and the Tyranny of Adults https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/dreams-tyranny-adults/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/dreams-tyranny-adults/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2016 04:03:35 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6164 Cafe Thinking This morning I picked up a new battery for my daughter’s Yamaha Vino scooter. Traveling mechanic — it’s what dads do. Waiting for the battery to arrive allowed for a leisurely stroll around the collected Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda machines and imagine a road life with them: A tedium of smooth roads and […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/dreams-tyranny-adults/feed/ 26 6164 Dream Within a Dream https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/01/dream-within-a-dream/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/01/dream-within-a-dream/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2016 07:18:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5712 At that moment today when the sun pierced the heavy gray sky and the world dazzled for a moment, I thought I might be in a dream.  And after daydreaming of life as the winner of a mega-lottery prize then surely it’s a dream within a dream. Riding has always sparked my imagination and I attempt no […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/01/dream-within-a-dream/feed/ 12 5712 Riding and Writing https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/riding-and-writing/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/riding-and-writing/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2015 14:49:12 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5644 Whether you’re keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it’s the same thing. What’s important is you’re having a relationship with your mind. — Natalie Goldberg Christmas morning, a short ride through the valley, alone on the road with my thoughts, an experience I’ve come to call meditation.  Lest the word become off-putting I […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/riding-and-writing/feed/ 17 5644 Waking to Motorcycle Desires https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/08/waking-to-motorcycle-desires/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/08/waking-to-motorcycle-desires/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:58:49 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5086 I am a committed, Kool-Aid drinking Vespa scooter rider.  But on some mornings my mind strays. A view from some moment in the past during a ride to work.  The Vespa and I are fast friends.  But this morning I was consumed with schemes for a motorcycle and I was reminded of another obsessive event […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/08/waking-to-motorcycle-desires/feed/ 28 5086 Thin Gray Fog https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/thin-gray-fog/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/thin-gray-fog/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:32:35 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5011 Does riding in fog make you nervous or feel unsafe? Two days in a row of the thin gray fog of morning.  At the same time it’s quieting yet exciting.  For me at least.  Out of the house an hour early just so I could explore a world shrouded in gray in hopes of seeing […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/thin-gray-fog/feed/ 14 5011 Why We Live https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/why-we-live/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/why-we-live/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 03:21:40 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4902 Every so often it’s good to have a reminder of what’s important, what needs done, what the coming days will bring.  Work, family, friends — it’s different for all of us. I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and with each viewing I take away something different about myself and what it means […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/why-we-live/feed/ 26 4902 Into the Mist: Riding a Motorcycle in Fog (or a scooter) https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/06/riding-a-motorcycle-in-fog/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/06/riding-a-motorcycle-in-fog/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:36:45 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4880 Into the mist, a morning fog, nothing but a promise of an epic ride. Or so I think as my body and mind slowly come to life as they vanquish sleep.  It had been raining hard for two days and now all that’s left is the dregs of dissipated clouds, moisture, and the sense that […]

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